There are 55 amphibians that start with the letter V, from Vaillant’s frog to Volta caecilian. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.
For each item you will find the following information
Order: The subclass the amphibians belongs to
Habitat: The places or type of weather the amphibians lives in
Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species
Name: Vaillant's frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Freshwater habitats in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia
Scientific name: Rana vaillanti
Name: Vaillant's torrent frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Mountain streams in Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Amolops vaillanti
Name: Valais midwife toad
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Mountains of Switzerland, particularly the Valais region
Scientific name: Alytes obstetricans
Name: Valcheta frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Thermal waters in the Somuncurá Plateau, Argentina
Scientific name: Pleurodema somuncurense
Name: Valencian midwife toad
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Mediterranean habitats in eastern Spain
Scientific name: Alytes valencianus
Name: Valencian painted frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Mediterranean wetlands in eastern Spain
Scientific name: Discoglossus valenciae
Name: Valenzuela's poison frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Tropical forests in Colombia
Scientific name: Ranitomeya minuta
Name: Valiente's robber frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Montane forests in Costa Rica and Panama
Scientific name: Craugastor rugosus
Name: Valle del Cauca poison frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Forests in the Valle del Cauca department, Colombia
Scientific name: Ranitomeya bombetes
Name: Vallenar toad
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Arid regions in northern Chile
Scientific name: Rhinella vallenarensis
Name: Valley cricket frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Valley streams in South Asia
Scientific name: Fejervarya vittigera
Name: Valley dwarf frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Valley regions of Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Nanorana ventripunctata
Name: Valley robber frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Valleys in Central America
Scientific name: Craugastor valliceps
Name: Van Kampen's toad
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Marshes and rice fields in Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Duttaphrynus valhallae
Name: Vancouver Island tailed frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Fast-flowing mountain streams on Vancouver Island, Canada
Scientific name: Ascaphus truei
Name: Vanguard reed frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Wetlands in West Africa
Scientific name: Hyperolius vanguardensis
Name: Vanilla frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Tropical forests in Madagascar
Scientific name: Mantella madagascariensis
Name: Vanzolini's amazon tree frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Amazon rainforest in Brazil
Scientific name: Dendropsophus vanzolinii
Name: Vanzolini's bald-headed frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Forests of eastern Brazil
Scientific name: Proceratophrys vansollini
Name: Vanzolini's leaf frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Amazon rainforest in Brazil
Scientific name: Phyllomedusa vaillantii
Name: Vanzolini's slender-legged tree frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Atlantic Forest of Brazil
Scientific name: Phasmahyla vanzolinii
Name: Vanzolinius caramaschii
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Atlantic Forest of Brazil
Scientific name: Vanzolinius caramaschii
Name: Vareschi's robber frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Cloud forests in Venezuela
Scientific name: Pristimantis vareschi
Name: Variable clawed frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Permanent water bodies in central Africa
Scientific name: Xenopus variabilis
Name: Variable harlequin toad
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Streams in cloud forests of Ecuador and Colombia
Scientific name: Atelopus varius
Name: Variable marsupial frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: High Andean regions in Peru and Bolivia
Scientific name: Gastrotheca variabilis
Name: Variable poison frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Rainforests in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama
Scientific name: Oophaga vicentei
Name: Variable reed frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Wetlands across sub-Saharan Africa
Scientific name: Hyperolius viridiflavus
Name: Vaupes rocket frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Rainforests in Colombia
Scientific name: Allobates femoralis
Name: Veined glass frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Mountain streams in Costa Rica and Panama
Scientific name: Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum
Name: Veined tree frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Tropical forests in Central America
Scientific name: Trachycephalus venulosus
Name: Velez's robber frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Montane forests in Colombia
Scientific name: Pristimantis velezi
Name: Velvet swamp frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Swamps and marshes in eastern Australia
Scientific name: Limnodynastes dumerilii
Name: Velvety mountain frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: High-elevation wet forests in Colombia and Ecuador
Scientific name: Pristimantis velutinus
Name: Venezuelan glass frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Montane forests in Venezuela
Scientific name: Centrolene venezuelense
Name: Venezuelan painted frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Rainforests in northern Venezuela
Scientific name: Atelopus cruciger
Name: Venezuelan skunk frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Cloud forests of Venezuela
Scientific name: Aromobates nocturnus
Name: Veragua' rocket frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Wet forests of Panama and Costa Rica
Scientific name: Silverstoneia flotator
Name: Vercammeni's reed frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Wetlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Scientific name: Hyperolius vercammeni
Name: Vermiculated tree frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Tropical rainforests in Central America
Scientific name: Boana vermiculata
Name: Vernayii's climbing frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Montane forests of Myanmar and India
Scientific name: Rhacophorus vernayi
Name: Versicolored robber frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Cloud forests in Mexico and Guatemala
Scientific name: Craugastor versicolor
Name: Vestigifera caecilian
Order: Caecilians (Gymnophiona)
Habitat: Moist soils in South America
Scientific name: Caecilia vestigifera
Name: Victoria Lake toad
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Areas around Lake Victoria in East Africa
Scientific name: Amietophrynus vittatus
Name: Viedma's narrow-mouthed frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Grasslands in Argentina
Scientific name: Pleurodema viedmae
Name: Vietnamese mossy frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Limestone caves and rocky streams in northern Vietnam
Scientific name: Theloderma corticale
Name: Vietnamese tree frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Mountain forests of northern Vietnam
Scientific name: Rhacophorus kio
Name: Vigil's glassed frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Cloud forests of Ecuador
Scientific name: Centrolene pipilatum
Name: Villarica toad
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Temperate forests in Chile
Scientific name: Bufo villarricae
Name: Villasensor's salamander
Order: Salamanders (Caudata)
Habitat: Cloud forests in Mexico
Scientific name: Pseudoeurycea villasenori
Name: Violet-spotted reed frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Wetlands in East Africa
Scientific name: Hyperolius castaneus
Name: Viota caecilian
Order: Caecilians (Gymnophiona)
Habitat: Underground in moist soils in Colombia
Scientific name: Caecilia viotae
Name: Viper frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Mountain streams in Indonesia
Scientific name: Huia cavitympanum
Name: Vocador glass frog
Order: Frogs (Anura)
Habitat: Mountain streams in Costa Rica
Scientific name: Hyalinobatrachium vocator
Name: Volta caecilian
Order: Caecilians (Gymnophiona)
Habitat: Moist soils near the Volta River in West Africa
Scientific name: Geotrypetes vosseleri
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaillant's frog | Frogs (Anura) | Freshwater habitats in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia | Rana vaillanti |
| Vaillant's torrent frog | Frogs (Anura) | Mountain streams in Southeast Asia | Amolops vaillanti |
| Valais midwife toad | Frogs (Anura) | Mountains of Switzerland, particularly the Valais region | Alytes obstetricans |
| Valcheta frog | Frogs (Anura) | Thermal waters in the Somuncurá Plateau, Argentina | Pleurodema somuncurense |
| Valencian midwife toad | Frogs (Anura) | Mediterranean habitats in eastern Spain | Alytes valencianus |
| Valencian painted frog | Frogs (Anura) | Mediterranean wetlands in eastern Spain | Discoglossus valenciae |
| Valenzuela's poison frog | Frogs (Anura) | Tropical forests in Colombia | Ranitomeya minuta |
| Valiente's robber frog | Frogs (Anura) | Montane forests in Costa Rica and Panama | Craugastor rugosus |
| Valle del Cauca poison frog | Frogs (Anura) | Forests in the Valle del Cauca department, Colombia | Ranitomeya bombetes |
| Vallenar toad | Frogs (Anura) | Arid regions in northern Chile | Rhinella vallenarensis |
| Valley cricket frog | Frogs (Anura) | Valley streams in South Asia | Fejervarya vittigera |
| Valley dwarf frog | Frogs (Anura) | Valley regions of Southeast Asia | Nanorana ventripunctata |
| Valley robber frog | Frogs (Anura) | Valleys in Central America | Craugastor valliceps |
| Van Kampen's toad | Frogs (Anura) | Marshes and rice fields in Southeast Asia | Duttaphrynus valhallae |
| Vancouver Island tailed frog | Frogs (Anura) | Fast-flowing mountain streams on Vancouver Island, Canada | Ascaphus truei |
| Vanguard reed frog | Frogs (Anura) | Wetlands in West Africa | Hyperolius vanguardensis |
| Vanilla frog | Frogs (Anura) | Tropical forests in Madagascar | Mantella madagascariensis |
| Vanzolini's amazon tree frog | Frogs (Anura) | Amazon rainforest in Brazil | Dendropsophus vanzolinii |
| Vanzolini's bald-headed frog | Frogs (Anura) | Forests of eastern Brazil | Proceratophrys vansollini |
| Vanzolini's leaf frog | Frogs (Anura) | Amazon rainforest in Brazil | Phyllomedusa vaillantii |
| Vanzolini's slender-legged tree frog | Frogs (Anura) | Atlantic Forest of Brazil | Phasmahyla vanzolinii |
| Vanzolinius caramaschii | Frogs (Anura) | Atlantic Forest of Brazil | Vanzolinius caramaschii |
| Vareschi's robber frog | Frogs (Anura) | Cloud forests in Venezuela | Pristimantis vareschi |
| Variable clawed frog | Frogs (Anura) | Permanent water bodies in central Africa | Xenopus variabilis |
| Variable harlequin toad | Frogs (Anura) | Streams in cloud forests of Ecuador and Colombia | Atelopus varius |
| Variable marsupial frog | Frogs (Anura) | High Andean regions in Peru and Bolivia | Gastrotheca variabilis |
| Variable poison frog | Frogs (Anura) | Rainforests in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama | Oophaga vicentei |
| Variable reed frog | Frogs (Anura) | Wetlands across sub-Saharan Africa | Hyperolius viridiflavus |
| Vaupes rocket frog | Frogs (Anura) | Rainforests in Colombia | Allobates femoralis |
| Veined glass frog | Frogs (Anura) | Mountain streams in Costa Rica and Panama | Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum |
| Veined tree frog | Frogs (Anura) | Tropical forests in Central America | Trachycephalus venulosus |
| Velez's robber frog | Frogs (Anura) | Montane forests in Colombia | Pristimantis velezi |
| Velvet swamp frog | Frogs (Anura) | Swamps and marshes in eastern Australia | Limnodynastes dumerilii |
| Velvety mountain frog | Frogs (Anura) | High-elevation wet forests in Colombia and Ecuador | Pristimantis velutinus |
| Venezuelan glass frog | Frogs (Anura) | Montane forests in Venezuela | Centrolene venezuelense |
| Venezuelan painted frog | Frogs (Anura) | Rainforests in northern Venezuela | Atelopus cruciger |
| Venezuelan skunk frog | Frogs (Anura) | Cloud forests of Venezuela | Aromobates nocturnus |
| Veragua' rocket frog | Frogs (Anura) | Wet forests of Panama and Costa Rica | Silverstoneia flotator |
| Vercammeni's reed frog | Frogs (Anura) | Wetlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Hyperolius vercammeni |
| Vermiculated tree frog | Frogs (Anura) | Tropical rainforests in Central America | Boana vermiculata |
| Vernayii's climbing frog | Frogs (Anura) | Montane forests of Myanmar and India | Rhacophorus vernayi |
| Versicolored robber frog | Frogs (Anura) | Cloud forests in Mexico and Guatemala | Craugastor versicolor |
| Vestigifera caecilian | Caecilians (Gymnophiona) | Moist soils in South America | Caecilia vestigifera |
| Victoria Lake toad | Frogs (Anura) | Areas around Lake Victoria in East Africa | Amietophrynus vittatus |
| Viedma's narrow-mouthed frog | Frogs (Anura) | Grasslands in Argentina | Pleurodema viedmae |
| Vietnamese mossy frog | Frogs (Anura) | Limestone caves and rocky streams in northern Vietnam | Theloderma corticale |
| Vietnamese tree frog | Frogs (Anura) | Mountain forests of northern Vietnam | Rhacophorus kio |
| Vigil's glassed frog | Frogs (Anura) | Cloud forests of Ecuador | Centrolene pipilatum |
| Villarica toad | Frogs (Anura) | Temperate forests in Chile | Bufo villarricae |
| Villasensor's salamander | Salamanders (Caudata) | Cloud forests in Mexico | Pseudoeurycea villasenori |
| Violet-spotted reed frog | Frogs (Anura) | Wetlands in East Africa | Hyperolius castaneus |
| Viota caecilian | Caecilians (Gymnophiona) | Underground in moist soils in Colombia | Caecilia viotae |
| Viper frog | Frogs (Anura) | Mountain streams in Indonesia | Huia cavitympanum |
| Vocador glass frog | Frogs (Anura) | Mountain streams in Costa Rica | Hyalinobatrachium vocator |
| Volta caecilian | Caecilians (Gymnophiona) | Moist soils near the Volta River in West Africa | Geotrypetes vosseleri |